Graham's Magazine of Literature and Art. Volumes XVIII (18) January - June 1841 and XIX (19) July - December 1841

Hardcover

1841·Philadelphia

by [Poe, Edgar Allan]

Philadelphia: George R. Graham, 1841. Hardcover. Very Good. Hardcover. Includes the first printing of "Murders in the Rue Morgue" on pages 166 - 179, "A Descent into the Maelstrom," on pages 235-241, "The Island of the Fay," on pages 253-255, "The Colloquy of Monos and Una," on pages 52-55, "Never Bet Your Head," on pages 123-127, as well as the essays "A Few Words on Secret Writing" on pages 33-38 and "A Chapter on Autography." Also contains revised reprints of Poe's "To Helen," on page 123 and "Israfel," on page 183. Both volumes (12 issues) are bound together in three quarter brown leather with marbled paper covered boards, titled and dated in gilt on the spine. Front hinge is cracked and cover is nearly detached. Rubbing to boards and spine with wear to the edges. Missing front pages of Volume 18, including endpapers, title page, plates, and contents with text starting on page 3. Volume 18 has 8 plates and Volume 19 has all 19 plates called for on the contents page. Minor foxing throughout and occasional spots of soiling (mostly to margins). Closed tears to edges of some pages. Volume 18 is 296 pages; Volume 19 is 308 pages. PER/010818.
(Inventory #: 31547)

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